I think I had the same experience about 6 months ago. lolz "raiseWindows"? interesting.
On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 12:12 PM panagiotis m via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > @Bob > You might want to have a look at the "raiseWindows" global property. > > Cheers, > Panos > -- > > On Tue, 30 May 2023 at 18:23, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > By way of reminder I am having the issue with Windows 10, as my Ventura > > laptop is still down. (Apparently Apple has not fixed the boot failure > > problem when doing a minor system update.) > > > > Apparently Windows treats every open window as it's own application > > instance. Alt-Tabbing to an LC window only brings that one window to the > > front. No pallets or toolbars come with it. But enabling the backdrop > fixes > > that. > > > > Bob Sneidar > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: use-livecode <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com> On Behalf Of > > J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2023 2:46 PM > > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > > Cc: J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> > > Subject: Re: The Backdrop's Purpose In Life > > > > Did you try Cmd-tab to cycle to another app and back? Does it also work > if > > you bring another app to the front and then use the dock to return to LC? > > If so that would be good news. > > > > I did find a backdrop glitch in a standalone on Monterey. Only one window > > showed where there should have been two. > > > > -- > > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | > > http://www.hyperactivesw.com On May 27, 2023 10:06:43 AM Richmond via > > use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > Note that the LC backdrop with LC 9.6.3 community works just fine with > > > MacOS Ventura. > > > > > > Kisses, Richmond. > > > > > > On 27.05.23 6:58, panagiotis m via use-livecode wrote: > > >> Hello all, > > >> > > >> Note that the LC backdrop does not work on MacOS Ventura. > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> Panos > > >> > > >> On Fri, 26 May 2023, 22:23 J. Landman Gay via use-livecode, < > > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> On 5/26/23 1:14 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: > > >>>> Bob Sneidar wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > HA! I just figured out what the purpose of the backdrop is! > > >>>> > If you have multiple LC windows open and you tab to another > > >>>> > app's window, then tab back to the LC window, ONLY that LC > > >>>> > window will appear in the foreground. With Backdrop on, ALL > > >>>> > the LC windows will become visible when you tab to any LC > > >>>> > window. > > >>>> > > >>>> The OS vendors help with that too: > > >>>> > > >>>> Windows: Shift-click Taskbar icon -> "Bring All Windows Forward" > > >>>> > > >>>> macOS: Window menu -> Bring All to Front > > >>>> > > >>> Clicking the icon in the Mac Dock also brings all windows forward. > > >>> -- > > >>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > > >>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> use-livecode mailing list > > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > >>> subscription preferences: > > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> use-livecode mailing list > > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > >> subscription preferences: > > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
